News from the Church in Malta
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the day
First Reading: Is 55, 1-3
Psalm: 144 (145), 8-9.15-16.17-18
Second Reading: Rom 8, 35.37-39
Gospel: Mt 14, 13-21
When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns… Read more »
After taking note of and following the public indications given by the competent health authorities, the Bishops of Malta and Gozo have decided that no other pilgrimages will take place this year.
✠ Charles Jude Scicluna
Archbishop of Malta
President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference
✠ Mario Grech
Apostolic Administrator of Gozo
✠ Joseph Galea-Curmi
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
✠ Anton Teuma
Bishop-elect of Gozo Read more »
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L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Inti Pietru u fuq din il-blata jiena nibni l-Knisja tiegħi” (Mt 16:18). Santu Wistin jgħid li l-blata hija l-fidi li jistqarr Pietru. Hija l-fidi li llum ġabritna hawn u nikkonsagraw dan il-blat antik u sabiħ li aħna nsejħulu rħam, biex isir l-artal li fuqu noffru s-sagrifiċċju.
Fil-bidu, il-Knisja fakkritna li aħna wkoll imsejħin inkunu artal li fuqu jsir it-talb u s-sagrifiċċju lil Alla… Read more »
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
Readings of the day
First Reading: Jer 26, 11-16.24
Psalm: 68 (69), 15-16.30-31.33-34
Gospel: Mt 14, 1-12
Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty powers are at work in him.”
Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they regarded him as a prophet… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
Sant’Injazju ta’ Loyola, minn Spanja, miet proprju fil-31 ta’ Lulju tal-1556. Hu magħruf bħala l-fundatur tas-Soċjetà ta’ Ġesù, li nafuha bħala l-Kongregazzjoni tal-Ġiżwiti, u bniedem li għamel ġid kbir lill-Knisja.
Hi interessanti ħafna l-istorja tal-bidla li seħħet f’ħajtu. Hu kien suldat, anzi kien kaptan, u fil-battalja ta’ Pamplona kontra l-Franċiżi, fl-1521, spiċċa ndarab serjament u ħaduh imbagħad għall-kura fil-kastell tal-familja tiegħu f’Loyola… Read more »
The Church Schools Admissions Board wishes to inform the general public that there are two vacant places for statemented students in Year One Church Schools.
St Francis School in Cospicua has a vacancy for one statemented boy with full-time one-to-one LSE support. St Benild’s School in Tas-Sliema has a vacant place for one statemented boy with shared LSE support. St Benild’s School is willing to consider the application of a statemented boy with full-time one-to-one LSE support for this vacant post if the boy’s brother is already registered at St Benild’s… Read more »
Matul ix‑xahar ta’ Awwissu, l‑Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna ser ikompli jiċċelebra Quddies matul il‑ġimgħa kif ukoll nhar ta’ Ħadd. Dawn iċ‑ċelebrazzjonijiet liturġiċi qed jixxandru fuq TVM2, Knisja.mt u Newsbook.com.mt.
Il‑Quddies organizzat mill‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta qed jixxandar:
The St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation has the pleasure to announce the appointment of
Mgr. Prof. Emmanuel Agius as its new President.
Mgr Prof. Agius is the former Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Malta. He studied philosophy and theology at undergraduate (S.Th.B.) and postgraduate (S.Th.L.) levels at the University of Malta and then at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he obtained an M.A… Read more »
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Follow today’s Mass readings from here.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
